[06] THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THE DIPLOMATIC FRONT AND ON THE GROUND IN THE BALKANS

Washington, Nov 11, 1995 (Press TWRA) - Nicholas Burns discarded
criticism of ex-European mediator in the former Yugoslavia D.
Owen condemning the USA for failure of the Vance-Owen peace plan
and current peace talks to Dayton for nearing carve up of Bosnia.
The State Department spokesman N.Burns commented Owen's words
saying: "Mr Owen is free to say whatever he wants. Yet, I would
like to remind that we have come a long way since he stopped
being a mediator to ex-Yugoslavia. Sicne that time, the USA is
advancing towards a diplomatic triumph. Do not forget that the
fire cessation in B-H holds and the siege of Sarajevo is brought
to the end. This winter, although hard, will be the easiest to
survive for Bosnian people. We hope the peace agreement is within
reach and it will be made if the negotiations succeed. We are not
even near the division of B-H. We believe that sides will agree
on maintaining integral Bosnia. /end/ A.S.

Dayton, Zagreb, Nov 11, 1995 (Press TWRA) - Presidents of Croatia
and Serbia Tudjman and Milosevic had long talks last night about
eastern Crotia being under Serb occupation, but they did not
reach any agreement despite the presence of the US Secr. of State
Warren Christopher who returned disappointed to Washington
expressing his hope for dispute to be settled in following days.

Zagreb - UN spokesman Dag Kofman released that the
international mediators for the remaining part of the occupied
Croatia, P. Galbraith and Th. Stoletenberg returned yesterday
from eastern Slavonia where they should have had talks with local
Serbs but had not been authorized by Dayton for a new round of
talks. Military situation on the east of Croatia is tense but
unchanged, UN informs. /end/ A.S.

Dayton, New York, Nov 11, 1995 (Press TWRA) - A. Izetbegovic and
F. Tudjman, presidents of B-H and Croatia reached agreements
about strengthening the B-H Federation what is confirmed by the
president of the Federation Kresimir Zubak. The agreement first
speaks about return of the refugees to Jajce, Travnik, Bugojno,
Stolac and some other towns including Mostar being defined as a
single town (the mayors of the town Safet Orucevic and Mijo
Brajkovic arrived at Dayton). Responsibilities of the Republic of
B-H would include foreign affairs, foreign trade, defence and
international contracts while police, taxes, health service and
education are within the competence of the B-H Federation.

New York - Security Council adopted a decision on providing
gas supply for Serbia and Montenegro to make life easier this
winter. It is a result of this week's agreement made between
Izetbegovic and Milosevic on Russian gas supply for Serbia and
BH. US officials stressed at the SC session that it does not mean
suspending sanctions on "FR Yugoslavia" or their partial lifting.

Washington, Nov 11, 1995 (Press TWRA) - "We are going to provide
all relevant information to the International Tribunal for War
Crimes in the former Yugoslavia seated in the Hague. Even in
cases when the data come from intelligence officials and similar
classified sources, we will find a way to provide them to the
main prosecutor Mr Goldstone. He said that in near future ten new
indictments might ne expected. The accused of war crimes like=20
Karadzic or Mladic must know that amnesty and immunity and the
right to be exempted from prosecution are not and will not be
discussed at Dayton or anywhere else. If we or some other
relevant member of the international community arrests suspects,
they will be given a ticket for a fast and one-way to the Hague.
We will take care of them to visit the Tribunal and stay there as
long as needed. Everyone has been clearly said that none
perpetrator or commander who issued orders for crimes against
humanity will not take part at peace talks, sign peace agreement
or be elected at democratic elections that will follow," said the
US Assist. Secr. of State Strobe Talbott.

Dayton, Nov 11, 1995 (Press TWRA) - "We still want to be the
hosts of the meeting of the presidents Milosevic, Izetbegovic and
Tudjman. If a general agreement on peace in Bosnia and ex -
Yugoslavia is reached at Wright Patterson, there are still
humanitarian, economic and other issues to be solved and the
Moscow summit could be a step in that direction, said the deputy
head of Russian diplomacy and the leader of the Russian
Federation delegation at the Dayton talks, Igor Ivanov.
Presidential summit in Moscow was put off due to worsened health
condition of Russian president Yeltsin late last month. Yeltsin's
health has improved in the meantime. Due to Yeltsin's weakened
reputation in Russian public, the USA agreed for Russian forces
to be deployed under Russian and not under NATO command in a
likely peace keeping operation in Bosnia. In return, Russians
silently agreed on a little more than one thousand of their
soldiers to be deployed and not about 15,OOO, i.e. probably fewer
than Italian soldiers and a lot fewer than from some other
states, including the USA. Croatian media claim that the USA, for
that reason (encouragement of Russia) accepted that this week's
Security Council Resolution 1O19 along with the Serb guilt for
crimes committed in Srebrenica, Zepa, Sanski Most, Banjaluka
mentions within the same context, Croat guilt for the atrocities
committed against Serb civilians in the liberated part of the
country. Summit of the statesmen of B-H, Croatia and Serbia in
Moscow would help to the prestige of Russia. Improved Yeltsin's
position in dispute with radical Russian nationalists would not
harm the US interest and the parties to the conflict, as no vital
decision would be brought there, the observers to Dayton believe.

[06] THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THE DIPLOMATIC FRONT AND ON THE GROUND IN THE BALKANS

The U.N. War Crimes Tribunal today indicted six Bosnian Croats. They include
Tihomir Blaskic, commander of the Bosnian Croat militia, and Dario Kordic,
president of the Bosnian branch of Croatian President Franjo Tudjman's ruling
party, the Croatian Democratic Union. The six were indicted for war crimes
committed during 1992 and 1993, when separatist Bosnian Croat forces, backed
by Croatia, fought a brutal war against the Bosnian government.

Today's indictments might complicate efforts at the peace talks at
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio, to strengthen Muslim-Croat
relations in Bosnia. Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic and Croatian
President Franjo Tudjman signed an accord Friday to strengthen the Bosnian
Federation.

The Croatian government and Serbian forces occupying eastern Slavonia
signed an accord on Sunday to return the region to Croatia's control. The
accord calls for the U.N. Security Council to establish a "Transition
Administration," backed by international forces, to administer the region
for one year. The transitional period could be extended to two years at the
request of either party.